Iraq..Five Years On (Cont'd)

Tomorrow will the five year anniversary of the Iraq War. The Vice President made a surprise trip to Iraq and said that the effort was "worth it" and that there was "success". John McCain also said it as such. I am not sure what the Vice President is thinking or what he's smoking. The lies continue. While this deception continues, here at home, The California Department of Education announced that 20,000 staff members have received early termination notices. Yet, our esteemed leaders are sending over 10 billion dollars a month to Iraq. People keep dying...and my son's school has to hold recycling drives to raise funds for their school. The US Corporate Media has been silent. That silence is mind boggling. The same people were the ones whom , as Frank Rich said so well in his book, were so gong-ho. When will the hypocrisy end?

Mr. Cheney is at it again....

Mr. Cheney is the Vice President of the United States. He ought to be given due respect for the high office he holds. However, he has lied to me repeatedly. He forgets that he works for me. Now, he apparently made a speech saying that "Iran will face consequences...". Well, Mr. Cheney is the man who was one of the culprits that led us to the Iraq fiasco. Now, he (and the amen crowd led by Fox News, The Right Wing Cabale of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the American Enterprise Institute and the rest of them) wants us to buy off on a strike against Iran. He does not understand that Iran is not Iraq.

Although the National Iranian American Council has made great inroads in countering the warmongers in Washington, it is not enough. I only pray that the American People will continue to be vigiliant, vibrant and hold the government accountable. Sanity and common sense should prevail. The question is: will it?